2. PhiladelphiaYRBS 2015 Data
■ Monitors six types of health risks
– Tobacco use
– Alcohol and Drug use
– Body weight, nutrition and physical activity
– Sexual Risks
– Safety andViolence
– Asthma
■ Carefully documented probability sample of schools
■ Local data for 2015 was used for presentation (national data not yet available).
■ Collaborative effort betweenTemple University and School District of Philadelphia
3. Methodology
■ Administered to 1896 high school students from 29 random schools
■ Data is representative of all 9th and 12th graders in the district.
– 70% completion rate
– Students were asked to complete 99 item self report survey
■ The School District of Philadelphia is funded to conductYRBS every other year.
– Conducted annually since 1991
– Random classrooms within chosen schools are selected.
■ School response rate was 100% and student response rate was 65%
4. Student Demographics
■ Random classrooms within the schools were selected
■ Data is representative of all 9th and 12th graders in the district.
■ School response rate was 100% student response rate was 65%
–54% Male –46% Female
–9th grade: 31% –10th grade: 25%
–11th grade: 24% –12th grade: 20%
–Black: 46% –White: 13%
–All others: 15% – Hispanic: 20%
–Multiple: 6%
■ Survey only included students who were in school on the day the survey was
administered.
5. Tobacco Use
■ Since 1991 the percentage of students who ever smoked declined from 76%(1991) to
34%(2015).
■ Current smoking declined by 5.9%
– 40% in 2013
■ Rates of students trying to quit in 2015 (55%) is up from 2013 (45%).
■ 40% of students ever report using e-vapor products.
■ Lifetime use of electronic vapor products
– Yes: 38.7%
– No: 61.3%
6. Alcohol and Drug Use
■ Prevalence of alcohol use and binge drinking have decreased slightly
– Binge drinking is considered 5 drinks in a row in the last 30days
– Nearly 15% in 2013
– Slightly above 10% in 2015
■ Rates of marijuana have decreased in Philadelphia since 2013
– 25% in 2013
– Slightly above 20% in 2015
■ Between 2013 and 2015 rates of cocaine (3.1%-4.6%) and heroin (1.83-3.3%) lifetime
use have increased.
■ Current alcohol use has declined from more than 30% in 2013 to 25% in 2015.
7. Body weight, Nutrition and Physical Activity
■ Rates of obesity and overweightness have stabilizing
■ Overall physical activity rates remain stagnant while sedentary lifestyle increased
from 22% to 25%
■ High rates ofTV watching have decreased to 33% recreational computer use rates
have increased to 48%
■ 17% of students reported being overweight
■ 13% reported being obese.
■ Schools adhere to USDA nutrition requirements
8. Sexual Risk Activity
■ 50% of students have ever had sex and 30% report having had sex during the past
three months.
■ 9% have reported having sex before age 13.
■ 1 in 4 report having more sex partners.
– Less than 20% reported having more than 4 sex partners.
■ Condom rates have slightly decreased 58% (2013) to 54% (2015).
■ 1 in 5 students used alcohol before having sex.
■ 14% of students consumed alcohol prior to sexual activity.
– 22% reported in 2013.
9. Injury andViolence
■ More than ¾ of students report wearing seatbelts.
■ 2015 physical fighting (35.2%) and carrying a weapon (12.3%) remained steady since
2013.
■ Thoughts of suicide decreased throughout the 1990’s
■ Reports of attempted suicide in Philadelphia remain higher than national reports.
■ Persistent sadness over the past 15 years, but a spike in occurred in 2015 (up to 4%).
■ 8% reported that they’d been physically forced to have sexual intercourse.
– 11% females
– 5% males
■ Girls are more likely to be victims of forced sexual violence.
10. Mental Health
■ Reported rates of suicidal thoughts were rising.
– 15% of students reported having these thoughts
– Particularly higher among 9th graders
■ 12% of students reported attempting suicide
– Philadelphia rates are higher than national average.
■ 34% of students reported persistent sadness for 2 or more weeks.
– Rates of persistent sadness over the past 15 years have been consistent